Tamashii Nations

Have you ever wished your Toy Story figures could also be Transformers? Well Tamashii Nations has you covered with a line they're calling Cho Gattai Toy Story. These figures can transform and even combine together to form a s...

Sometimes you just want to see a smorgasbord of figures from all over the place. That's when you head to Bluefin Distribution.
Sentinel, which is usually geared toward anime figures, has picked up the Iron Man license. And ma...

American collectables distributor Bluefin is proud to announce the release of Bandai/Tamashii Nations latest offering in the Meisho Movie Realization Star Wars line with "Daisho" Darth Vader.
The Dark Lord of the Empire is de...

Bandai and Tamashii nations look to give your invading samurai troopers full of fight as they present the Star Wars Movie Realization Taikoyaku Stormtrooper. This newest addition to their samurai Star Wars line will join the ...

Bluefin Distribution today announced that it has "significantly" expanded its retail channel network through new retail distribution partnerships with Books-A-Million, Inc., Trans World Entertainment Corp. (which includes its...

Yet another toymaker jumps into TMNTSay whaaaaaaa? Bandai may have just shocked the world (just a little) by adding the classic cartoon versions of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the S.H. Figuarts line.
Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo were s...

And perhaps the best so farAfter three fairly "meh" figures from the Naruto Shippuden S.H. Figuarts series (Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi) they appear to have finally hit their mark. The fourth figure in the series, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, ha...

Tamashii Nations is looking to kick your collection's ass with their new S.H. Figurarts Bruce Lee fully poseable figure. This representation of Lee stands at over 5 1/2 inches tall and 14 points of articulation. He will come ...

Tamashii Nations has released a photo gallery for Bandai's upcoming S.H. Figuarts Darth Maul.
The photo gallery shows off the character's poseability, recreating his crazy fighting style as seen in Star Wars: The Phantom...

Tamashii Buddies are expanding faster than we can keep track, adding anime sensation Attack on Titan characters to the roster. Having only made figures of 20+ year old series, Tamashii needed to inject a little bit of th...

Tamashii's June announcements are coming in, and Kamen Rider Gaim fans will be pleased by a couple of items. The Gen Urobuchi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica , Psycho-Pass) penned, and fan-beloved series will see the release ...

Tamashii Nations/Bandai are going all out on this lineWell, were you on the fence about collecting S.H. Figuarts Star Wars representations? That decision just got a lot easier, as Luke Skywalker has entered the fray. I was one of those people crying out for six inch Star Wars fi...

Tamashii Nations' Sailor Moon site has just updated with a new post, announcing a release date and retail price for S.H. Figuarts Chibi Moon. The news? She's coming in May 2015 with a retail price of ¥4,536, making h...

New photos of Bandai's S.H. Figuarts Harley Quinn (Injustice ver.) have appeared, courtesy of a listing on the Tamashii web store. The figure depicts the Joker's fangirl/love interest as she appeared in Injustice: Gods Among...

If you've already read the previous report then you know Bandai brought the big guns to their most recent Tamashii Nations event this past weekend. But don't think they skimped on Figuarts ZERO by bringing an overwhelming num...

At the latest Tamashii Nations event held over this past weekend Bandai blew the roof off the place with a staggering number of reveals! We're talking some 70+ S.H.Figuarts figures and accessories alone! There's way more than...

I've been waiting for this news for quite some time now, but here's the good: Bandai is opening the Tamashii Web Shop for international customers. As with Good Smile Company's opening last year, international customers can no...

Bandai's Tamashii Buddies line is getting ready to roll out in Japan, but before the first Dragonball Z Buddies arrive in November, we're getting another announcement. Sailor Venus is joining Sailor Moon in the Buddies line-u...

Oct 08 //
Scarecroodle
The first (and perhaps most) explosively awesome item is Bandai's Tamashii Effect Explosion, which comes in both a fiery "Red Ver." as well as a boring "Gray Ver." which looks like all smoke and no fire.
The set comes with three explosion parts which can be combined into one larger explosion. If nothing else, you might have a total blast. These sets can be pre-ordered for around US$23 each.
[ Pre-order Red ver. at Entertainment Earth | HobbyLink Japan ]
[ Pre-order Gray ver. at Entertainment Earth | HobbyLink Japan ]
In other very exciting news, Bluefin has released images of its currently available for pre-order S.H. MonsterArts Gamera (1996). Gamera has long been among my favorite Kaiju but, up until this point, I had to satisfy myself with Kaiyodo's Revoltech version which, quite frankly, just wasn't enough.
Given that it's based on the 1996 version (Gamera: Guardian of the Universe or Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion?), Gamera will lack his "rocket shell" display options (which I'm *pretty* sure he didn't have in Guardian of the Universe but it's been forever). However, he'll have the usual breath attack and features an opening chest to reveal his core.
The only downside is that he's US$81, so I'll have to see what my budget looks like by that point.
[ Pre-order at HobbyLink Japan | Entertainment Earth ]
For the Bishoujo crowd, Kotobukiya released a teaser image for its upcoming She-Hulk last week. After realizing that we were a few days late on it, I figured we could maybe just float things until Kotobukiya revealed the whole thing... but apparently they're holding off until NYCC. So for everybody who can't wait until, well, tomorrow, here's a teaser.
I will say that it's certainly one very fine arm.
Pre-orders also recently opened for Bandai's S.H. Figuarts Master Asia and the Master Gundam. Apparently Master Asia was shown some years ago but never released so he's been a long time coming. Given that G Gundam ranks among my favorites (and is somewhat ostracized among purists), I'm always happy to see it receive more merchandise... even if Master Asia was one of my least favorite characters.
Master Asia can be pre-ordered for US$39 while the Master Gundam will run you US$44.
[ Pre-order Master Asia | Master Gundam at Entertainment Earth ]
And finally we have the Kaiju cutie, Sunrise's Ultra Monster Girl Gomora-chan. She's an anthropomorphic version of Gomora (not to be confused with Gamera! ...although now I kinda want to see Gamera receive the same treatment) from the Ultraman franchise.
Weird? Yes. Very weird? Still yes. However, the figure kind of looks like a cosplayer in half of a monster suit

More awesome than most minds can takeSometimes there's more awesome than there is time and humble Tomopop editors can't get around to everything. As such, an explosively awesome recap is needed.
Click the jump to see explosions, Gamera, more explosions, Bishoujo She-Hulk, explosions, a monster anthropomorphized into a young girl, and, oh yeah, explosions. Plus Gamera!

Figuarts Zero Sailor Mars is about ready to go up for pre-order in Japan, with reservations for the Tamashii Shop-exclusive figure starting at 4 p.m. Japan Standard Time (or about 13 hours from this post). Shipping out in Feb...

Aug 05 //
Pedro CortesFigure Name: S.H. Figuarts Momo Velia DevilukeFigure Maker: BandaiMSRP: $45.99Available at: HobbyLink Japan | CD Japan | J-List | Plamoya | Entertainment Earth | Big Bad Toy Store | Amazon
Momo's box is pretty much what you'd expect from a figure box. At the very least, it uses some non-standard colors and looks pretty. Much more than you're usual Figuarts packaging.
In her plastic cage, Momo looks complacently happy. In addition to her somewhat vapid standard expression, there are two other faces that you can change out. She's got three additional sets of hands and an extra one to help hold one of her two accessories. More on those later.
Momo out of the box looks alright. One thing I do like about To Love-Ru and To Love-Ru Darkness are the colors chosen for the Deviluke family. I'm a sucker for short pink hair, which happens to work well with the school uniforms in the show. One of the few things I like about both shows is the design of the Deviluke family. Well, and the fanservice. Believe me, the "plot" is as threadbare as the clothing on most of these characters.
Here's the first problem with the figure. Instead of a peg plugged into her back, you've got a clamp. There are by far my least favorite method of holding up a figure. Yes, the bendable post helps in putting Momo in a variety of poses, but she never feels stable. The lack of pegs on the base also prevents any sort of stability, which is a problem when the figure lacks heft and balance.
At the very least, the base is pretty. Her name, the pink flowers and her tail look nice on the small heart-shaped piece of plastic. Just, you know, some additional support would've been appreciated in keeping her standing.
As you may have seen in previous pictures, Momo has got a little devilish tail. It's bendable, which means that you can have her clutch it, as pictured above. Considering that tail features prominently into a lot of the service in the show, it's a nice touch that you can manipulate it.
Speaking of manipulating long things, here is the other accessory in the box. It's...I'm not entirely sure what it is. I'm guessing it's a plant, as Momo has summoned some rather phallic-looking plants during To Love-Ru Darkness. You can bend it to do whatever you want with it. Above, switching to the gripped hands lets Momo grip it in frustration.
It was a mirror of my face, as trying to oh-so-carefully switch out the hands is a harrowing process when you've got giant meat-hooks like me. They feel like they're going to break any moment. I'm not sure if using a ball joint was a good idea for a character as small and slight as Momo.
Here's a closer shot of the aforementioned phone. It's purple, tiny and has nothing on it. That's it. You get the suggestive plant and a cell phone to have fun with. It's a pretty weak selection of items for a poseable figure that isn't particularly interesting to look at. I'm pretty sure this is why we don't get a lot of poseables from shows like To Love-Ru Darkness. There's very little you can do with those characters, besides have them get molested by Hentai Woody.
It's a shame too, as Momo looks rather nice. She maintains the Figuarts quality that you'd expect, only she's lacking the things necessary to have fun with her. Now, I don't know what else they could have added to her collection, but at least give her something amusing and out of the ordinary. The pervy plant doesn't count, especially for $46 MSRP.
Momo isn't a bad figure. She is well-painted, well-molded and looks just like her animated counterpart. The problem here is that there's very little to do with her. It's not like she's an action characters, where just their existence alone can lead to amusement. She would've needed some more items to have fit in with other items in your shelf. Honestly, I'd stick with static statues of her, as you're going to get something bigger and frankly better looking. Go elsewhere for your service.
[A big thank you goes out to Bluefin for providing Momo for review!]

Not the service you'd expectYou know, there's something to be said about the harem show. Sure, they're usually puerile, insipid and lacking in any sort of redeeming value. Yes, they usually rely on fanservice in lieu of good animation or solid design. Y...

Jul 27 //
Brian Szabelski
So a good place to start might be the Figuarts Injustice figures. Two were on display at SDCC: Batman and Joker, along with an additional unpainted Batman to show off where Bandai used die-cast metal on him. He'll come with his grappling gun, while Joker will have that crowbar he's holding and a pair of wind-up teeth. Two other figures for the Injustice line were teased at the booth, one of which is most definitely Harley Quinn.
Since we have S.H. Figuarts Naruto, we can't just leave him without anyone to fight, right? That's where S.H. Figuarts Uchiha Sasuke comes into play, and he looks alright for an S.H. Figuarts piece. Sadly, they didn't have any of the effects parts on him, so he looks a little plain, but I'm hopeful Sasuke will be as good as S.H. Figuarts Naruto looks to be.
The Year of Luigi is not dead yet, folks. Joining his brother Mario is everyone's favorite green-clothed plumber, with the two on display amid the Mario-themed S.H. Figuarts playsets. The Piranha Plant is a relatively new addition, along with the red pipes, while the green pipes with the Goomba were a previously announced set. Speaking of things that are green like Luigi is, though ...
While the only S.H. Figuarts-related Power Ranger debut was the event-exclusive Armored Black Ranger, the Figuarts Zero line saw both the Red and Green Ranger models on display. Each has their signature weapon drawn -- Red Ranger with his Power Sword and Green Ranger with the superior Dragon Dagger --and this is I believe the first time we've seen the Figuarts Zero Red Ranger in the wild. I do like the precise detail on the figure, too: check out how his open hand is curved and compare it to some of the poses from the show. Or check out the level of detail on the Power Morpher; I think I could even make out the T-Rex design of Red's power coin. If there's one thing Bandai tends to do well, it's tiny detailing on their Figuarts Zero pieces.
However, I have to give the edge to Green Ranger on this one. Sure, there's a lot of sentimentality playing into my choice, as I grew up a Green/White Ranger fan, but the sculpted pose for the Green Ranger is where it wins out. I've wanted a figure of Green Ranger playing his song on the Dragon Dagger for quite some time, and I don't know if I can wait until later this year for it!

A rundown of your non-Sailor Moon and DBZ figuresSo we've gone through and covered Sailor Moon, Tamashii Buddies and Dragon Ball Z ... that can't be all of Tamashii Nations' SDCC offerings, can it? Not in the least, as many of their other licenses got a chance to shine...

Tamashii Nations have done a fairly decent job catering to Dragon Ball Z fans with their Figuarts lines, and this year's San Diego Comic Con was no different. Broly pretty much stole the show on the S.H. Figuarts side of...

Still waiting on that Figuarts Tuxedo MaskIt wasn't too hard to spot the Sailor Moon merchandise in Bluefin/Tamashii Nations' booth this year, with plenty of folks gathered around the cases, snapping photos of the figures inside. All eight currently announced S....

Tamashii Nations enters the mini-figure realmBluefin and Tamashii Nations set aside a corner display at their booth to show off the new Tamashii Buddies line. It's a series of 3.5-inch trading figures, each coming with a unique backdrop and base to display them on, whic...

Best Luigi everTamashii Nations have finally unveiled shots of the upcoming SHF Luigi, who is slated for release this December along with a brand new play set (Super Mario Play Set C). Let's just say that, if I were to receive one or three ...

Being honest here, I kind of forgot that Injustice was a thing. The game was released quite some time ago and the S.H. Figuarts Batman from the game was debuted at New York Comic Con last year. Since October last year, we did...

Sailors Moon through Saturn have all either been released or announced, so the next logical step was for Neptune and Uranus to get their announcement. That news did come last month, with the two being released at the turn of ...

Let's see how they can 1-Up thisMario is the figure that so many have wanted a quality representation of. While there have been a few over the years, they did little more than just move arms up and down. Earlier this year, Bandai brought the news that many ...

Won't make you a magical girlYou will do just about anything to feel like you're really there. Bandai has long made products to make you feel as if it were real to you and that's their goal with the new Proplica line. The first entry into the new series ...

It's just a day full of surprises. Just as we thought that SHF Broly would be the beginning of the larger-sized S.H. Figuarts, here comes a sneak. Inserted into the Android 17 pre-order page on Premium Bandai is a group shot ...

This is an unexpected development here. I thought that when MMPR went heavily into S.H. Figuarts and just a slight dip into Super Robot Chogokin, those were going to be the two lines. Now coming out of the Premium Bandai shop...

That didn't take too long. The teases were pretty obvious, but now we can see for sure that Broly is in fact the next S.H. Figuarts in the works. The legendary Super Saiyan will be the largest DBZ SHF to date as you can see i...

Yes, the picture you see above you has been pixelated. Oh, just what could it be? It could be just about anything! Well, it's Broly. How do I know? Look just beneath the pixels and you can see the reflection of the legendary ...

Again, you knew this was comingI'm sure you all remember the episode of MMPR. Sure, it was 20 years ago but you remember it like it was yesterday. Zack needs to overcome the odds, Tommy lends him his shield and we get the Armored Black Ranger. It was an ep...

You knew this was comingYou remember the episode. Vegeta and Nappa go down to an alien world before their stop on Earth. They looked a lot different, with Vegeta having brown hair not to mention orange and green armor. When Vegeta's SHF was released...

Jun 17 //
Brian SzabelskiFigure Name: Figuarts Zero Sailor MoonFigure Manufacturer: Bandai/Tamashii NationsRetail Price: ¥8,800Available At: HobbyLink Japan
So, as usual, we start with the box and its pink overload. Lots of ribbons all over the place, which I'm pretty sure is meant to evoke Sailor Moon's iconic transformation sequence, but an otherwise nice box to look at. I'm not sure if I like the ribbons over the front of the window, and I'm a bit sad that Bandai didn't try to sneak a crescent-shaped window in here somewhere.
Of course, none of that really matters too much once you get her out of the box since I doubt you'll be putting her back in it. Figuarts Zero Sailor Moon looks good from every angle I shot her in, and her sculptor deserves a nice bonus for that. The actual pose is also one that's a little familiar to fans (you can almost hear "In the name of the moon, I will punish you," can't you?) and definitely gives the sense of nostalgia I think Bandai was going for.
The one curious choice for me was the decision to go with a shinier paint type for Sailor Moon instead of a flatter one. They did the same on the S.H. Figuarts figures and I wasn't so sure that I was a fan of it due to the metallic shimmer it gave those figures. I think it doesn't really matter too much on the larger-scaled Moon, though, because the most important thing is that the hues they used are damn-near perfect matches for the anime-style Sailor Moon they've chosen.
For Sailor Moon's base, they've gone with the yellow crescent moon that's also featured in the series logo. It's very simple, but heck, are you going to tell me anything else fits better? I think not.
Again, the sculptor for Figuarts Zero Sailor Moon deserves a bonus, Bandai: they've got everything in correct proportions, left no detail out, and made sure she's not posed at some inhuman angle, either. There's not much sense of motion outside of her hair and the skirt from the front view, but what is there is good enough that you won't have much to complain about.
From the back, Miss Moon doesn't have a lot of detail, but you do get to see her uniform has more of that sense of motion I mentioned in the last paragraph. It's also a clean paintjob throughout, from the littlest stripes to the biggest parts of the uniform. Also of note: no distracting seam lines.
Her face is based off the original anime appearance, and neither the manga appearance, or the new anime series (which is based off the manga's style). I think that this was the right choice to go with for an international release because it's the style we're going to be most familiar with — and more nostalgic about. I think the best thing I can say about Moon's face is it is pretty darn clean; only a tiny bit of inconsistent paint on the gem of her tiara is noticeable. Plus, her expression is perfectly suited for the pose she's been sculpted in.
Figuarts Zero Sailor Moon comes with but one accessory, and it's a mighty fine one. The Moon Scepter is a part that fits into her right hand, and it's not that hard to get it to fit (though it does by design require you to pull a little bit on the hand to get it in there). The paint's alright on here and the use of translucent red PVC for the crystal parts works out very well. While you can display Moon without the scepter ... it just doesn't feel right to exclude it.
I've given some pretty high praise for the S.H. Figuarts Sailor Moon line so far, but the Figuarts Zero Sailor Moon absolutely blows them out of the water in about every category. If you were a fan of the original anime series, do yourself a big favor and track down this figure. Yes, she's expensive, but for the first time in a long time about any figure I've reviewed, I can say Figuarts Zero Sailor Moon is worth it.
[Thanks to HobbyLink Japan for sending Figuarts Zero Sailor Moon along for review!]

A somewhat expensive, but totally worth it trip down memory laneSo far, Bandai's put the Sailor Moon license to good use on their S.H. Figuarts line, as they've been very busy churning out the entire cast (sans Tuxedo Mask ... really, guys, come on). However, it's been years since we've s...

Remember when Bandai announced that King Mickey combining Disney robot and everyone thought it was one of the most bizarre things they've ever seen? Well it's time for a follow up sourced from the other side of the pond. This...

The announcement was inevitable, but nonetheless special. It was just last month that the duo was unveiled at the Tamashii Summer Collection, but at the dawn of the Tokyo Toy Show, the pair is shown in their full glory.
The p...

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